Indoor venues welcome bands in winter

7:44 AM,
Jan. 10, 2014

ROCK ON | MIKE THIEL

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Subzero temperatures in northeast Wisconsin means one thing for local musicians: It's club season.

Besides First Eve, the annual outdoor New Year's Eve celebration in Menasha, which I had the pleasure of performing at this year, most bands are playing indoors come winter. And though the summer months provide the biggest and best shows for local musicians via picnics and festivals, many bars and clubs step up in the winter to give our local acts a place to perform.

In fact, more than 20 bands and solo acts perform this weekend in the Fox Cities, including Blue Sky Revival at Cimarron in Menasha ...